aim—to promote trade and investment in the Pacific basin;
members—(12) all ASEAN members (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand) plus Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, NZ, US ————————————————————————————————————- _#_Asian Development Bank (AsDB)
established—19 December 1966;
aim—to promote regional economic cooperation;
regional members—(34) Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan,
Burma, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia,
Japan, Kiribati, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal,
NZ, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Islands,
Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western
Samoa;
nonregional members—(15) Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, US ————————————————————————————————————- _#Asociacion Latinoamericana de Integracion (ALADI)—see Latin American Integration Association (LAIA) ————————————————————————————————————- #_Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
established—9 August 1967;
aim—regional economic, social, and cultural cooperation among the non-Communist countries of Southeast Asia;
members—(6) Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand;
observer—(1) Papua New Guinea ————————————————————————————————————- _#_Australia-New Zealand-United States Security Treaty (ANZUS)